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Does a meteor shower happen when a meteor passes through the orbit of a comet?
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A meteor shower happens when the Earth passes through a debris field of a comet's orbit or other similar celestial debris that may or may not have a regular cycle of occurrence.
The term meteor shower refers to an unusual number of meteors visible per minute in the night sky as shooting stars. When you see a shooting star, you are actually seeing a meteor burn up in the outer reaches of our atmosphere. If you see 3 or more shooting stars (meteors burning up) per minute in the night sky, you are in a meteor shower.
Most the time it is difficult to tell if you are in a meteor shower because of the low count per hour versus the count per minute.
You can got to the web site for the American Meteor Society for listing and dates of various meteor showers.
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What happens when earth passes through a cluster of meteoroids?
It causes a meteor shower
When is an eclipse and meteor shower going to happen?
well an annular eclipse just happened on May 20, 2012the meteor shower should happen in about 5 years
When is the next time a meteor shower and eclipse happen on the same day and what year will it happen?
the next total eclipse and meteor shower is December 21,3010
When is the next time a meteor shower and eclipse happen on the same day?
There will be a total lunar eclipse on December 21st, and a meteor shower that peaks mid-December. Meteor showers last a couple of weeks, so there will be some overlap there.
When will a meteor shower and a full lunar eclipse happen on the same day?
The next on will happen October 8th in 2014.
When is a meteor shower produced?
When the Earth's orbit passes through the tail of a comet normally.
What happens when earth passes through a cluster of meteoroids?
It causes a meteor shower
When should the first meteor shower happen in 2014?
The first meteor shower of 2014 is expected to occur in May. The show that astronomers are calling a storm will occur as the Earth passes through debris left from comet 209P/linear.
When does a meteorite shower happen?
A meteor shower occurs when Earth passes through a trail or dust left behind by a comet and little bits of rock burn up in the atmosphere. A meteorite shower occurs when a large meteor breaks apart at a high altitude and falls to the ground in small pieces.
Leonids meteor shower happens when earth passes through the tail of which comet?
Comet Tempel-Tuttle.
When is an eclipse and meteor shower going to happen?
well an annular eclipse just happened on May 20, 2012the meteor shower should happen in about 5 years
When is the next time a meteor shower and eclipse happen on the same day and what year will it happen?
the next total eclipse and meteor shower is December 21,3010
Occurs when Earth's orbit passes through a group of meteoroids that enter the atmosphere?
We call this a "meteor shower", and it is caused by the Earth passing through the orbital path of an old decayed comet.
What time will meteor shower happen next.?
December 21 2010
Which meteor shower appears from passage to passage through a belt every year in mid-August and showers occur in mid-November?
The Perseid Meteor Shower occurs in August. The Leonid Meteor Shower occurs in November.
What is the next year for a solar eclipse and a meteor shower to happen?
Meteor showers occur several times each year, and there will be two or more solar eclipses every year from now through 2020.
When is the next time a meteor shower and eclipse happen on the same day?
There will be a total lunar eclipse on December 21st, and a meteor shower that peaks mid-December. Meteor showers last a couple of weeks, so there will be some overlap there.
